https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/burst-of-attacks-in-gulf-heightens-fears-over-fragile-energy-tradeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/burst-of-attacks-in-gulf-heightens-fears-over-fragile-energy-tradehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/burst-of-attacks-in-gulf-heightens-fears-over-fragile-energy-trade#u128146Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:30:37 +0000Commercial shipping in the Middle East faces an escalating security crisis as a surge of attacks targets tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf, and off the coast of Oman. Nearly twenty commercial ships have come under fire over the past month. The violence has driven maritime freight costs soaring, forced shippers to offer sailors up to $25,000 per trip to sneak oil out of the region, and pushed traffic through the Hormuz waterway to its lowest point in more than two months.Why it mattersThe Strait of Hormuz serves as a critical maritime chokepoint for global crude oil supplies. Re